2019-03-19 18:30:002019-03-19 20:30:00America/New_YorkOffice Hours: U.S. Digital ServiceRegister for Office Hours with the U.S. Digital Service. Through technology and design, they deliver better government services to the American people. Eisenhower Executive Office BuildingAIGA Washington, DCraksa@aigadc.org

Join us for Office Hours with the U.S. Digital Service (USDS). USDS is a small team of designers, engineers, product managers, and bureaucracy specialists working across the federal government. Through technology and design, they deliver better government services to the American people. Learn how USDS is applying a user-centered approach to solve the federal government’s most pressing technical challenges.

A panel of USDS designers will discuss:

How they’re improving government processes

What’s unique about being a designer in an environment that isn’t always design conscious

Ways they’re working to change the culture of design in government

How the work of USDS has impacted real users who depend on the government’s services

Register now. Spots are limited.

About the U.S. Digital Service
The U.S. Digital Service (USDS) uses design and technology to deliver better services to the people. Technologists from diverse backgrounds join for limited tours of civic service, using their expertise to develop human-centered solutions to the federal government’s most pressing technical challenges. They deploy small, highly-empowered teams of designers, engineers, product managers, and more to work alongside civil servants. Their mission is simple: do the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the greatest need.

About Office Hours
Office Hours is an ongoing series of informal discussions held in a local creative space. AIGA aims to create a time and space for designers and creatives to meet and discuss in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

About DotGov DesignDotGov Design, an initiative of AIGA DC, focuses on designers working with or inside government and civic tech initiatives. We advocate for designers within government by offering ongoing professional development and a biannual conference, which is being held on May 6, 2019 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.